Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 11, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2000-1018
CVE-2000-1018
Description
shred 1.0 file wiping utility does not properly open a file for overwriting or flush its buffers, which prevents shred from properly replacing the file's data and allows local users to recover the file.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:mendel_cooper:shred:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
4- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1788nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5722nvd
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